Monterey Chicken Casserole

First of all, let me tempt you with the image of the Monterey Chicken Casserole. It is one of those comfort foods that just doesn’t photograph well – but oh so delicious!

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We’ll get to that recipe in just a minute. ;)

I am still elbow deep in the middle of a kitchen restoration – or, more accurately, Marc is. Continue reading

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Blogger Wars: Watch as Food Bloggers Snipe One Another to Death

I really don’t have a lot of time to read other food blogs… even those of my friends. I write fulltime – blogs, articles, e-books… and I am working on the great American novel.

Anyway, I don’t get a chance to see who is doing what unless I purposely take a day and blog surf. I am always amazed at the talent of so many food bloggers. Is it any wonder that publishers and media are courting food bloggers right and left? I don’t think so!

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When I was in high school I never really fit in anywhere. I felt that I did not have a lot in common with anyone. I was intelligent, creative, artistic and pulled top grades without studying … I rebelled, drank, smoked pot, and was generally wild.

I was too straight for the wild crowd and too wild for the straight crowd. Continue reading

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Kitchen Restoration Part 4: The Bar

One of the things that had been done in the house, and I may have all ready said, is that the Butler’s Pantry was opened up into the formal dining room and the door between the original kitchen and the Butler’s Pantry was walled up. The Butler’s Pantry became the cooking area, the formal dining became the eating area and the wall that had been between the two was removed and a peninsula was added. Two dishwashers and one set of drawers were beneath the peninsula – no real storage space.

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What had been the kitchen was turned into a bedroom – and we turned it into the media room. Continue reading

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Top Ten Posts for 2011

I have been meaning to do this for at least a week but the truth is… it is math. I hate math except when it has to do with counting money that is coming in so I have put it off.

Last year y’all made my blog more awesome than I could ever have hoped. You read, you shared, you followed me on Facebook and Twitter..and Pinterest…and… Continue reading

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Punk Squirrels Being Trained for Illegal Walnut Trafficking

Take a good, hard look at the squirrel in this picture. Memorize the way he looks, the tail, the punk hairdo… the beady little eyes.

This, my friends, may look like an innocent squirrel, cute even… but be on your guard.

Looks are deceiving, aren’t they? The truth is, these squirrels may play a  major role in illegal walnut trafficking.  Continue reading

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